A recent article published by Mr. SP Singh in Nai Duniya talks about the a hidden crisis of Indian cities – the lack of proper sewage systems? In the capital city, only 61% of the 35 sewage…… Read more

Mr. Jacob Koshy writes about increasing greenhouse gases, aerosols and polluting cities and What does this mean for India?… Read more

Mr. S.P. Singh writes on open defecation, and sanitation and how there is a need to build more than 5 million toilets to improve sanitation and health indices…. Read more

The State of Global Air, a new report and interactive website launched by the Health Effects Institute and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, provides a comprehensive, yet succinct, source of trusted information on the levels of and trends in global air pollution, its sources, and its impact on public health.

India’s rapidly worsening air pollution is causing about 1.1 million people to die prematurely each year and is now surpassing China’s as the deadliest in the world, a new study of global air pollution shows.

Each year, almost six lakh Indias die prematurely due to air pollution, which is the fifth leading cause of death in the country. Of these, almost 35,000 deaths occur in the national capital.